PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature on Thursday joined the growing list of Republican-led states to pass aggressive anti-abortion legislation as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court is considering ratcheting back
The bill now goes to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, who has signed every piece of anti-abortion legislation that has reached his desk since he took office in 2015.
The Arizona House on Thursday voted to outlaw abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In separate votes, the Arizona House also passed bills to prohibit gender reassignment surgery for minors and to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams.
The Arizona Legislature has approved a ban on abortions after 15 weeks with few exceptions, a bill that closely resembles the Mississippi ban currently under consideration by the Supreme Court.
The Arizona State Legislature passed legislation Thursday that bans abortion after 15 weeks, gender reassignment surgeries for minors and transgender students playing on sports teams that aligns with their gender identity.
By Shawna Mizelle and Paradise Afshar, CNN Legislators in Arizona passed a bill on Thursday that would result in a near-total ban on abortions in the state after 15 weeks. The law, one of several anti-abortion restrictions advanced by Republican-led states this week, is similar to a Mississippi ban …
TUCSON (KVOA) - In a 31-26 vote along party lines, Arizona State House members voted to pass a statewide abortion ban after 15 weeks up in Phoenix Thursday morning.
The Arizona Legislature on Thursday joined the growing list of Republican-led states to pass aggressive anti-abortion legislation as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court is considering ratcheting back abortion rights that have been in place for nearly 50 years.
Arizona lawmakers have passed a bill that, if enacted, will ban most abortions after 15 weeks into a pregnancy, similar to a Mississippi law that the U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing this year.
The Arizona Legislature approved a bill on Thursday to outlaw abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The legislation is similar to a Mississippi law currently under review by the United
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